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New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-28
The Unmarried Girls.

A Boston newspaper writer recently
met in a New. England town woman
who had kept for number OF years
record Of the girls graduated from the
high school OF the village, and their
lives after leaving school. The first
striking fact in this record war the
gro wing number OF those who remain.
ed unmarried. Eleven years have
elapsed since the last of the classes
was graduated, and it is fair, therefore.
to assume that their lives are we'll
marked out by this time. The first
class recorded mad 10 members, 10
OF whom are unmarried; OF the second,
10 out OF 16 are unmarried; in the
third, Is out OF 21, and SO on.
Out OF a total Of 80 graduates,
81 are still single. 27 are married, and
IL, it is of some interest to add, are
dead OF consumption, a prey to the
bitter winds OF the ew-England win
ter. OF the 81 unmarried graduates,
2l are school teachers. 3 are type.
settlers, 1 isa proof-reader, and 1 is
head dressmaker I'D d dry goods house,
q are dressmakers, 3 music teachers,
/ has studied medicine and Is work
in shoe-shops. Only l2, or hardly
one-6fth OF the whole number, are
classed as tstay- at-homes = These
evidently d not need to work FOR a
living, and it is fair to assume that
good proportion, at least, had home
duties which would take the place for
them OF q more active career outside.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-28
LcoNTuAAC10Us SUBJECT.

Upon his throne the mighty king
His gallant oourtiers kneeling round
Impatient, tapped his signet ring
And said some new diyerting thing
For his amusement must be found.
Then spoke an, old and trusty knight;
May I my kings indulgence crave.
To bring within the royal sight
A subject who denies the right
OF any king. to call him slave?'''
"How now?" the angry monarchsaid.
"Who,dare deny our sovereign power?..
60, fetch him here alive or Dead.
The fool shall bow or lose his head
Within the passing OF the hour"
The knight retired with solemn stride,
Then came q page, all slick and tri.r,
10 say the queen would sit beside
Her lord and see this traitor tried
II he, the king, INDUCED the whim.
The queen came in and took her place;
The baby boy upon her breast,
Unheedful OF the treason case,
Looked bravely on the monarch s face
And snatched away his iewelled crest.
He crushed the kings symbolic rose,
Upset the sceptre with crash;
He even tweaked the monarchs nose
And kicked him with his toes,
The while he pulled his fierce mustache.
ALI others at the kings behest
Their serfd ON hastened to declare;
The babe alone, with freedom blest,
Defed the king who ruled the rest
Most potent he the weakest there.
Willis H. Hawkins.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-28
An Incentive to Family Pride.

An Incentive to Family Pride.
The hired man took a long pull at
the water jug, replaced the corn-cob
stopper, set it carefully down in the
shady corner of the fence with his
vest over it, and sitting down on the
end OF a projecting rail, while the boys
gather around him, began:
"Once upon time I worked for a
man out in Chemung county, and, I
tell you, he was the dandiest man |
ever worked for. Take it Fourth OF
July, Decoration day, or circus day,
didn't make no difference what we was
dom nor how big the hurry was, he'd
always hitch on to his big wagon and
say: Jump in, boys, every mothers
son Of you; l won't have no man OF
mine workln' on farm when there's
a circus or a celebration anywhere
around
"Oh, he was a dandy man to work
for; and somehow his crops always
seemed to be better than anyone
else's, too. I don't ever expect to
work for his like again.
And having sagaciously planted
these incentives to family pride in the
hearts Of his employers s sons he pick
ed up his hoe wearily and again led
the attack on the luxurlant growth OF
weeds.-Life.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-28
ssTo Grin Like a Cheshire Cat" !"

The county OF Chester gave origin
to the saying, "to grin like Cheshire
cat, which is still in vogue in many
districts OF the north OF England.
Several accounts have been given as
to the birth OF this suggestive phrase
One, which appears to be the most
plausible, asserts that the wild cat
continued to inhaDit the peninsula
Between the Dee and Mersey long after
it had disappeared from other parts
OF the country. The face, and especi.
ally the mouth of the animal, were
very wide, and its t'grin" was SO exceed
ingly formidable that it may easily be
imagined how the saying, ''to grin
like a Cheshire cat," came to be a
common one among the peasantry.
1t is also SAID to have arisen from
the fact that Cheshire cheeses were, at
some distant period, made in the form
of the cat indigenous to the county
We are told that the cheeses were EN-.
bellished with whiskers and tails, and
we may suppose that their mouths
were accorded to o sufficiently wide
grin to give the cue to the say1ng.-All
the Year Round.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-28
Some Bashful Bridegrooms.

A justice OF the peace in Saratoga
county recently joined a pair who
were so embarrassed they hardly
knew what they were doing. The man
wore white straw hat which he twirl-
ed on his finger before the ceremony
began. When told to stand up he
jumped before the justice with the
greatest alacrity. For few moments
he did not know what to do with the
hat, but finally found his way out OF
the difficulty by putting it between
his knees. This was too much for the
bride. With the handle of her para
sol she caught the hat, pulled it from
its position, and then. abashed at her
audacity, dropped hat and parasolto
the floor.
The same justice tells a story OF an
other couple who came to be married,
The man was dreadfully puzzled, and.
without realizing the act, pulled a.
cigar from his pocket and began twirl-
ing it around. When that portion of
the ceremony was reached where bride
and groom join hands he happened to
have the cigar IN his right hand.
What to do with the cigar he appar-
emily did not know. The justice
paused a minute and then again di-
rected the couple to join hands. By
this time the poor fellows embarrass-
ment was painful. He gave one
agonized look at the justice of the
peace and stuck the cigar in his
mouth. Before the ceremony could
be concluded the justice had to take
the cigar from between the mans lips.
Rochester Herald.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-28

the number. 13 because it was
called an unlucky number and put SO
francs on that number. Hewon. He
was now high roller in luck and in
one hour was possessor Of 10000
frames. Heretulned in the nextsteam.
er to America and liquidated all out.
standing accounts.
"bn 1884 HIlIson's luck turned. His
commissions as a wool-buyer did not
furnish forth the wherewith to gratiiy
his elegant desires He had sailed
with more swelling port than his
faint means did grant continuance.
He had Friends" continued John
Pondir, 'swho would have loaned him
$4,000. He was too proud to tell
why he was poor. Hillson became
tired OF the struggle. and one June day
he left Philadelphia for Niagara Falls.
Nobody knew where he had gone. AS
soon as the train reached Niagara he
gave q hackman SIS and simply said:
Drive TO the Falsl'
*tOnce there, he laid off his coat and
ended it all by one wild leap into the
angry, death.dealing current of the
river. His body was never found.
The horri6ed hackman found bill Of
sale for his furniture, covering the
rent then due his landlord on Chest
nut street, and a note asking the same
person to give colored boy he had
around his office his last SIS, inclosed.
The last page of his letter read thus:
"' have called the turn. missed
the call. Tell the boys I'm in hard
lnck, and they will not blame nae If 1
leave the ills I have and fly to others
that know not Of It is best so. y,
John Pondir rose up sadly, lit a,
fresh cigar and said: ''Young man, as
l told you before, never gamble
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-28
Treatment of Measles.

From she Youths Companion.
Measles begin with the symptoms o.
bad cold; hoarseness, cough, sneez-
ing. and weak eyes. On the fourth
day a rash appears on the forehead,
spreads over the face, and extends to
the body. It is a darker red than the
rash in scarlet-fever, and feels slightly
raised to the touch. When the rash
first comes out it looks like flea bites
arranged in little half moons on the
skin.
The great danger is of taking cold,
which may bring on inflammation Of
the)ungs, and ofinjury to the eyes from
over use, or exposure to too strong
light.
The patient should be kept in bed
in a well-ventilated room at a temper.
ature of about sixty. eight degrees. The
window must be lowered few inches,
at the top. if possible, the opening be-
ing covered with a strip OF flannel to
prevent O. draught. AS fresh air is in
dispensable, If this makes the room
too cold, q fire must be lighted to
cOunteract it.. r.
A warm sponge bath should be Civ
en- each day, folded blankets being
placed over and under the patient in
bed, the night-dress removed and the
hand holding the sponge being passed
under the upper blanket while bath
ing to avoid exposure. The window
should be shut during the bath. 1.-THE
rash causes much irritation it may be
rubbed with cosmoIine, OF sweet oil.
The eyes should be carefully shaded
from the light, and no reading permit
ted until they are strong again. Seri-
Gus inflammation and permanent
weakness of the eyes may follow, ii
these precautions are not taken. It
is often very hard to keep q child
amused and happy under these re-.
strictions. This is one of the difficult
ties that good nurse will overcome,
and she must remember that the
child's comfort during life may de-
pend upon the care 1t receives at this
time.
To avoid cold, all clothing should
be warmed and ard before being used.
A flannel jacket worn over the night.
dress.ls great protection.
If delirium comes on, and the rash
suddenly disappears, the sufferer
should be put into a warm bath con-
tanning four tablespoonfuls of mustard
to each pail OF water, taken out after
a few minutes, quickly dried with
warm towels, and wrapped IN blankets
until the doctor comes If the child
has a quick pulse and seems very
sleepy, the breathing should be Gale.
fully watched to detect any symp-
toms of trouble with the chest.
Milk should be the chief article OF
diet. It may be used in Cruel, custard,
and blanc-mange. and varied with
beef tea, chicken broth, mutton broth.
toast, and any light food.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-28

CariaR said Randall. 'sHis bonessare
put together with strings. HullO!"
a ssaall sharp nail had workeds its
way out OF some ragged pocket, and
had fallen upon the deck, with itssheel
in crack and it's point so aimedsthat
the next forward step of the loose
mandrove one of his bare splay feet
heavily against it.. There was a sharp
yell "a sudden forgetfulness OF all the
warnings Of the old artilleryman. and
Randall saw the shell pitched reckless
ly, point forward, toward the deck of
the barge.
He did not wait for it to ssricke.
Wheeling instantly, he sprang out,
with all his power, in swift, headlong
dive, which carried him deep below the
rgshing waters of the Mississippi. Be-
hind him, as he struck tie surface,
rang a sharp explosion, and then,
:vsith 8 short interval whosaseconds no
man counted a great columns of flame
and blackness shot upward for a hun
ared feet into the air, accompanied
BY vast volumen OF stunning sound
the voices of many detonations
blended thunderously into one.
Nearly q minute later. Randall's
head came out of water ,, many rods
down the river.
They're all gone!' he exclaimed.
He was a good swimmer, and an ed
dy aided him to reach the bank. He
hurried to the spot where a yawning
rift in the side of the levee now mark
ed the landing place OF the powder
barge. There was no other sign that
any such boat had ever been there,
except the cleaning. rows OF percus-
sion shells yet lying just behind the
ridge. Not one Of them had been ex.
ploded by the coneussion.
When the colonel OF artillery came
galloping up, half, an hour later, Ran
dali touched his hat and pointed at
the shells on the levee.
"Coionel," he said, ''that's ali
the report can make"
II heard the, other report" said the
colonel, "and so did all Memphis.
How did ycsa manage to escape?"
That report was briefly made. II
could hear the explosion while was
under waters It Jared me all over,
but it didn't stun me-" Randall said.
The colonel took off his hat and re-
marked, with strong emphasis: .Now
that's what call presence OF mind!''
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-28
Found the Fork.

From the Lancet
DR.. William Wilson reports the
following interesting case:
"Cipriani, to whom you referred in
a recent number, while initiating the
exploits OF ajuggggler in swallowing a
fork, some sixteen years ago, allowed
it to pass into his esophagus beyond
his control. liter various attempts
at extraction; made by himself, his
friends and his wife, he was on the
following day transferred to the Ospe-
dale de Santa Maria Nuova, where al
so all efforts st removal We're una
vailing. Several ingenious instru-
ments we're invanted for the purpose,
but failed. He remained in the hos
pital for FIVE weeks, suffering more or
less inconvenience, moral as we'll as
physical, for the public were divided
IN opinion, some proclaiming hims
only a, fool, others an impostor. A.,
year or SO afterward, having produced
severe pain, hemorrhage and other
untoward symptoms, it was ascer-
tained that the fork had effected it's.
exit from the stomach and passed in,
to the intestines, accompanied with.a
relief to the more urgent phenomena
notion. however, occasioned severe
suffering. He now wandered from
place to place, a subject OF interest to
some, OF ridicule to others, till three
or-four weeks ago he was attacked by
acute pleurisy OF the right side, ter
mlnating IN effusion, and was adlait-
sedi into the Ospedale di San Giovanni
disDlo. Recovering from this, atten-
ton was again directed to "the FORK
which wss discovered in the right lilac
fossa, pointing obliquely upward to
the left side. 1t was evidentlF fixed
in this situation, for palpa,sation
effected no change in it's position, and
considerable enlargement could be de-
tected in the Immediate eneighbSrhood.
After long hesitation he consented to,
an operation, which was performed
by the distinguished surgeon, Professor:
"osati, aided by his skillful assistant,
II. Catani. An incision was. made
extending from an inch and a half
below the unbilicus perpendicularly
down to the pubes, and after considera-
bic difficulty the fork was extricated
from the ascending colcn, tbs blunt
end pointing upward. There had been
long and constant iaaamation, as
was proved by the great thickening of
the bowel, adjacent Tissues, andthe firm,
adhesion of the colon to the abdom-
lnal particles. The bowel was opened
the edges secured to- the abdominal
integuments, and the. wounds dressed
in the usual way. The fork measured
twenty-five centineters and present..
ed but little erosion; for, though the
plating had disappeared, the extremi-
ties retained their original defined
outlines. The time could not be cal>
culated which it had taken in reaching,
its ultimate destination, but proba-
bly, many years, judging from the con-
dition of the surrounding textures.
The patient bore the operation we'll,
and was very anxious to secure pos
session OF the fork as conclusive evil
dence against his detractors There
has been no fever or unfavorable
symptoms; and the wound is nearly
healed, there remaining only small
tistulous opening communicating with
the intestine"
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-28

'Td rather lose them than as many
volunteers if anything should hap
pen.''
All war material, human or other,
has its assignable value when the ques-
tion of its expenditure has to be rails
ed. Even a commanding general
knows what regiment he can best af-
lord to report as part of the price
paid tor a victory. The colonel did
not put any estimate upon Randall
or the old artilleryman down in the
hold Of the barge.
The latter was now mopping his fore
head with his bandanna and saying to
the arriving squad of .sroustabouts.
'Only a couple of dozen more, boys,
and then we can get out OF this oven.
It's almost hot enough to fire a bar
rel OF gunpowder, without any fuse or
match either
Each in turn picked up and should
cred the shell assigned to HIM and
wheeled toward the companionway.
Randall, on the stern of the barge,
with his pencil and tally-book i'll his
hand, took due note of every man
and shell, but now and then seemed
disposed to turn and stare for a sec
ond or so at the yellow flood which
went swirling and eddying by.
could do il" he said, 'sif an acci-
dent should happen, only there
wouldn't be any warning. '.r irst I'd
know ] shouldn't know anything,
At that moment a long, iank, loose
5ly-buiIt ''rousta bout came up a
narrow stairway with agleaming tube
OF copper and iron on his left shoul-
der.
That's the left-handed man from
Oxford Democrat., 1887-11-01
rnE LATE REV. DAVID GARLAND.

The following resolutions In reference 10
the usefnl life aud sudden csaih OF Rev.
David 0sfisrd ~sfs ais pisd st The meet
ing of oxford Confrsrcs. Ost i9ih. 1881.
where's u has plstssd God 10 rmove
from %, by tb- banj az death. ogf beloved
brother. Rev David Gsfisnd. pssiof ofthe
second Church in B,th,l, ne desire 20
place on record our high 'pgrels,lon Of
the many gooi gasilis OF hi- Chfbtsn
and mlnisuflsl charsctr bfo. Girisni
has ben pastor of the s~cDtd Church In
Bethel aud msmhfr ~ 'hi. clnf.rsue'
TOT thlfiy.slgti yv.r-. Dsass al this
iltae be -ss rsmukaoly paactga snd reg.
uiaf Ia his s;tsritnc- uP,a The nre,lugs
10 tnis conference, IN which hi. eminent
Cafi,liin -glrli sbi lively intsr.s, tn the
aivanc~m N. of carist- hing lon. proved
hl. love for tbs ilvins VI ss.sr spi fH The
ulamphs 90 hl. guspel
X solved. rnN ~ f-c ,ggIi tar kini.
ness sni m-g,y of GJi Ia graa,las our
brother a., expressed wl.h-''ihh when
N. time of bis departure -aoaii coms, he
might b. isksl directly from IN, palpt 10
hsa,en." This wish has Ssvu llisfslly ful'
nlisi.
Resolved. ras, ~ tsai,r oaf kiniet
symps,by sni cooill'nes To hi. sfiilciei
wife. ,oi 10 th- ehuVh Witch las been 80
sor,ly and saiisaly herVaVci
Resolved. That thi. prcsmblr and these
resolutions ~ PLACED on our fscoTdr, and
that cSpiv- of thsu D. -sti 10 ~. widow
~ the deceased sni ~ The church OF Which
ths deceased sas pastor.
\ l. Bow.S.,
Scribe cf oxford Conference.
Oxford Democrat., 1887-11-01
LOWELL CATTLE SHOW.

o. w~iae.isy m jfnlag q, al early hoar
tn- people bsgan - gather ~ Llvell WI.
lsge fof the snnaA town f,ir. There VAS
q large crJsi In attendance. Tue Mt.
Pleasant Bra.s B,b'. ~ E,-i Fy-oars.
farni.h-i ma.ie Tor ,h- day. Tots baud
has b,.n plsylng fDr qllts nunber Of
years. aai 10 an excslleni 10 wherever
they 60
Tnsrs w-re on the groaui, ninsty bead
OF cattle. OF ereslleai quality and In gooi
condltion. After q csr,fal exsminaiion
The committees reported their preference
as follows
orsai Joha wsisss i'. AsrSai Joaes ~.
Howard Charles -.
s.Jssrold.i u. q. wsllsr LEI. william iIsr.
syear-oli. Ashley ". johnson lot. Joseph
ktntsil 81. Howard Charles, 81.
iyesroiis. Jam. ~. walker lot. Isaac
caves w,c. Bs.ssii let. John walker 81.
nsishsd calves, Austin BENT. Let. c. X.
], n. kimbsii ~. .shlbiisd sr.a. noi.,ins
bull cali months old. weighing "a, lbs- y. ~.
s,ssrns showed . nic. iioisiisn hslfsr calf
Reef Otea Albert kimbsii ls.
Matched Orsni Isaac Davis let
Bsst st.ilioa. John AIns..
sysar-old siailionsl Iboms Dresser let.
William isssitine %. q. y; Rang. ~.
sucking Colts ~. q. walker isi. W. ~.
sys.r.oii Colts. sslmoa MsKssn Lot.
Family ilorsss :. y lluishin. is'. u. q.
fIIiins match. John walker i.l WIN. u.
W aiksr ~. Den hnishi 81
n. G. Blonin, OF Conway Centre, showei
The Davis Sewing Machine.
\ ". Manchester had on exhibition q
ofvsmer for which be claims many good
polnts.
10 the hall the l.il.s male . fae exhibit
OF fancy work.
The articles were numerous and bes1ti.
fai, smopg which We noticed the following :
Mrs. Y G. wslker. tidy, banner. dust
bag, ersIy quLt
Mrs. Seth walker. tidy. painted banner.
Rag. were shown ny Mrs. u =. Hutch.
in., Mrs G X Clspman. Mrs u. ". Fox.
Mrs J. II. Walker aud Mrs. Cyrus Az
drews.
Knit ,iirt., Mr. L W. willy and Mrs.
Mirsrda 4. Severance.
Mrs Msr.h,Ii wslksr. erxy cushion
and pillow.
Lap rob.s were shown by Mrs w. II.
wslker, Mrs. J D. Kimbsl, Mrs. Ors
True, sud Mrs. Albert Kimbsli.
Mrs W. II WLker. siumbsr roll.
Table .csrfs, Mrs J II Walker. Mrs.
Seth Walker aud Mrs. 4. G. Walker.
J,p,n-s. fan, Mrs. J. II. Walker.
A fiss wsx b<gonla WAS shown by Mrs.
willism Ilsrel!ine.
Varieties OF apples were shown ny G. X.
Chapman sud J. q. whiiehopse.
Corn BY Isaac Davis aud J. c. White.
house.
The weather Was Zoe. spd.the crowd en-.
joyed themselves hugely. The luscious
peanut aboupd.si. aud the ''orisinal State
OF Maine ale fowed freely. The vender
Of rs e.ni whips cracked them necessarily,
while The msn at the tent door urged all
to come 10 for dime and zee the beautiful
grspe.vins dance Of the little girls.
N. X. Bsmls, ~ the American House,
furnished dinner for 70 guests and 60
horses-
Forty couples attended the dance a' the
C.K.C.
Oxford Democrat., 1887-11-01

ConrAnisoss ARE DANGEROUS --jJha.
uy ws. guilty Of an infraeiioa Of house
bold las. snd the frovnins mother reach
ed for k,r slipper.
"H,re, mo,hsr." said Johnny. sobsrly.
III you're goin' to 90 anything like thai
use the fire shovel. Your slipper aia't
half big enough to do any sort Of good
The slipper vas . Ave. several sifss
wider than the FIRE shovel. ba, Johnny''
mother Was . woman. and be got .
cookie with rs.ins In IL. In lieu OF pad
ding.
Two hours later Johnny related is
scheme TO little Dick. who slowed IL
away in biz not very cspseious iow'head
for future use.
An occasion came betim's. Moth
en- cried little Dick Ia bis fal'oms ssssr-
ness to be Of servies to the angry dame.
"u.e the snow shovel. Your slipper Is
too big"
When little Dick recovered from the
effect Of the sssnec tha, followed. be
soush, out JOhnny aud gave him = SQUAD
thrsshins.
Johnnys shre~dnes. |, !, thus seen,
could no. preserve him from ,h. re'ul'
Of ano,hsr's stupidity. which Is often the
case in this world. and shows the folly ol
sharing available bat dangerous sscre,
With . blunder-hesd.- BinghamptOH
Republican.